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JEWEL OF THE DESERT

TOD NICOL, PRODUCER OF A RECENT DOCUMENTARY ON RAF HABBANIYA...

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Rhodesia’s Wings

Flying mainly British aircraft, the Royal Rhodesian Air Force...

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Dutch DC-4 rolled out as Catalina departs

The Aviodrome Museum in Lelystad, the Netherlands, has rolled...

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F-111 tribute to Vietnam veterans

After two years of restoration and $250,000 (£195,000) in funds...

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We salute you

Maj Chris Crouch DFC – flew Auster AOP.9s in Malaya, and in...

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Military

First F-35B lands aboard HMS Prince of Wales

For the first time, a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II has landed on the Royal Navy’s second and latest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales (R09), as the vessel conducts sea trials off England’s south coast

Brazil to cut back KC-390 order

Brazil has announced it will reduce its Embraer KC-390 Millennium order in light of new budget restrictions brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic, which have led to cutbacks on resources allocated to the defence sector

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AirForces Monthly July 2021

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Commercial

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First Fully Automated Jetway

NEW ZEALAND’S Wellington Airport has become the first in the...

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Birmingham Bus Funding Just the Ticket

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT is to upgrade its fleet of landside buses,...

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Jet-setting Around Europe

Martyn Cartledge recounts a day’s photography on the Continent...

Airbus axes the A380

Airbus has announced it will end A380 production in 2021. S...

Lion City Lightnings

Chen Chuanren reviews Singapore’s decision to buy F-35 Lightning...

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The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

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Holloman AFB, United States

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

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